- Source: Heavy equipment operator
A heavy equipment operator operates heavy equipment used in engineering and construction projects. Typically only skilled workers may operate heavy equipment, and there is specialized training for learning to use heavy equipment.
Operator training
Various organizations set standards for training for heavy equipment operators. Such organizations typically offer what in the US is called "effective safety training". Specific organizations include the following:
United States
International Union of Operating Engineers
Association of Equipment Manufacturers
National Association of Heavy Equipment Training Schools
Canada
International Union of Operating Engineers
Safety
Much publication about heavy equipment operators focuses on improving safety for such workers. The occupational medicine field researches and makes recommendations about safety for these and other workers in safety-sensitive positions. Hand signals are also important for machinery operators as it facilitates visual aid for safe work in spite of factors such as noise and a crowded environment.
Notable heavy equipment operators
Mack Ray Edwards (1918–1971), child sex abuser/serial killer; buried victims at his construction sites; committed suicide by hanging in his prison cell
Types
These subdivisions, in this order, are the standard heavy equipment categorization.
See also
Benjamin Holt
Construction worker
Hydraulic machinery
International Union of Operating Engineers
References
External links
Media related to Heavy equipment operator at Wikimedia Commons
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